Arrest made over dangerous weigh-loss supplements

By Kittipong Maneerit 
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The police Consumer Protection Division and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have seized illegal weight-loss food supplements worth Bt5 million, a Bangkok press conference heard on Wednesday.

 

The operation on Tuesday raiding a Pathum Thani-based company selling “Paya Slim Plus” products, which had been sold online, stemmed from complaints from the public. 

 

The supplements were found to carry other products’ drug registration and 13-digit food product numbers on the labels, said division chief Pol Maj-General Prasert Pattanadee. 

 

Police identified the company owner as Suthee Ard-dee, 30, who is facing charges including selling counterfeit food supplements and selling products with unauthorised labels.

 

 

FDA deputy chief Prapon Angtrakul said the products in question were found to contain a potentially dangerous pharmaceutical substance called Sibutramine, which helps suppress the appetite. 

 

Sibutramine was removed from the Thai drug registration system in 2010 and classified as potentially dangerous by the FDA. It can cause palpitations, shortness of breath, increased risk of serious cardiovascular events and fatal liver failure, Prapon said.

 

Prasert urged people taking medications or food supplements to lose weight to consult doctors or pharmacists before using products, while warning manufacturers and distributors of supplements to abide by the law and related regulations. 

 

He also asked people to alert authorities about similar violations via the division’s hotline number 1135 or the FDA hotline 1556.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30323975

 

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Sibutramine - the perfect example of how much you should trust doctors and scientists... 22 years of prescribing left and right... after that "oh no, no, no... so dangerous... illegal"

21 minutes ago, JohnLick said:

Sibutramine - the perfect example of how much you should trust doctors and scientists... 22 years of prescribing left and right... after that "oh no, no, no... so dangerous... illegal"

Its dangerous for certain people.. not everyone. People got sick of it by using too much or with pre existing health conditions so they pulled it all. I have used it in the past, but the side effects for me (not sleeping) were too severe. It was however a good appetite suppressant. 

I used it and lost a lot of weight, it definately tricks you into thinking you are not hungry - but can be addictive mentally.  I had to force my ex-wife off it because she 'couldn't live without it'  it is also a hipnotic , you an become a zombie taking it too long.